#Gnōthi sauton

[negreabsolut]

Γνῶθι σαυτόν "coneix-te".

Roman mosaic with a Greek inscription Γ Ν Ω Θ Ι Σ Α Υ Τ Ο Ν (Know yourself )

Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano.

Photography by Egisto Sani / CC BY-NC 4.0

Above: Photo crop (1675 x 1813) made by me so that the mosaic can be seen even closer.

Below: the original version taken by the photographer (7024 x 4683)

[hyakinthou-naos]

My Travel Altar

The box itself (when I’m at home) serves as a mini altar to Lord Apollo. However I also use it as my travel altar/travel temple.

The tea light candle is to represent Lady Hestia.

The pentagram & orthoceras stones are for Lady Hekate.

The rose quartz & sea shell are for Lady Aphroditê.

The yellow agate & pendulum are for Lord Apollôn.

And the meditation beads & fuchsite are for Lord Hermes.

Two hamsa’s hang for protection

And the leaves on the inside of the lid are real pressed leaves.

The inscription reads “gnōthi sauton” - which means “know thyself”.

Bonus! When I am out and about but want to honor and feel close to my gods I’ll carry stones for them:

Rose Quartz for Lady Aphroditê, Aventurine for Lord Hermes, Carnelian Agate for Lady Hestia, Obsidian for Lady Hekate, and Banded-Agate (?) for Lord Apollôn.

Du et Des

[mysticallion]

gnōthi sauton

If you silently sit

Still enough

Long enough

You will eventually

Diffuse

Dissolve

Dissipate

Until

Only This remains

[allthedesiredusernamesaretaken]

... mosaic ...

Roman mosaic “Know yourself” (Greek: Γνῶθι σαυτόν, gnōthi sauton), From the Convento di San Gregorio on the Via Appia. Rome, Terms of Diocletian, 1st century AD

[yperoxa]

Roman mosaic “Know yourself” (Greek: Γνῶθι σαυτόν, gnōthi sauton), Terms of Diocletian, Rome, 1st century AD

[littleeyesofpallas]

Madowanai Hoshi[惑わない星]: The Star(S) not Lost

aka γνῶθι σεαυτόν*

*gnōthi sauton: "Know Thyself"

[dipnotski]

Eyüp Çoraklı – Sophia-Sapientia (2022)

Yunan’ın ünlü Yedi Bilgesi, rivayete göre, Delphoi kentinde bir araya gelir ve bilgeliğin sırrının “Kendini bil!” (Gnōthi sauton) sözünde saklı olduğuna hükmedip bu sözü bir düstur halinde Apollon tapınağının duvarına nakşeder. O günden itibaren tüm antikçağ, hep bu düsturu hayatına uygulamaya çalışır, bu düsturun ardındaki manayı kavramak için uğraşır, bu düsturla bakar dünyaya ve insana, hatta…

[austinkleon]

Know thyself

Memento Mori mosaic from excavations in the convent of San Gregorio, Via Appia, Rome, Italy. Now in the National Museum, Rome, Italy. The Greek motto gnōthi sauton (know thyself, nosce te ipsum) combines with the image to convey the famous warning: Respice post te; hominem te esse memento; memento mori. (Look behind; remember that you are mortal; remember death.)